Curio and Curio-ser: Botánika Osa Peninsula is Set to Break Ground Paul Collar Paul is a geologist and engineer and publishes this newspaper. You may reach him at paul@osagroup.org Last November Hilton™ made the anticipated announcement of the latest addition…

Do Not Water Your Lawn By: Paul Collar Paul is a civil engineer and geologist and the publisher of this newspaper. You may reach him at solutions@osawaterworks.com MEDIO AMBIENTE Costa Rica gets an average of 2.5 meters of rainfall…

Guide to Taking a Sea Turtle to a Nice Dinner Stephanie Sowa MEDIO AMBIENTE We were taught manners at the dinner table. One important rule was “Don’t talk with food in your mouth!” Does this rule apply to sea turtles?…

Andrea Johnson Is a forestry and conservation professional based out of San José. MEDIO AMBIENTE Mango, mamón chino, malinche, mahogany, manú negro, melina. I could have picked most any letter in the alphabet but let’s go with “M.” These…

An Introduction to the Composting Worm By Terri Petersen and Gary Strehlow Terri Peterson and Gary Strehlow own Nueva Tierra de Osa and make their composts, Worm Gardens, and other organic products in the shade of their 17 hectares of…